Robert Payas

Rajiv Gandhi Case: Three men - Murugan, Robert Payas, and Jayakumar - who had been convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi left for Colombo from Chennai on Wednesday morning.

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Robert Payas walked out of the prison for the first time after 28 years on a 30-day parole.

The Madras High Court on Thursday granted 30-day parole to Robert Payas, one of the seven convicts serving a life term for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Robert Payas, one of the seven convicts serving a life term for former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, submitted that he has been in prison since August 16, 1991 and has completed actual imprisonment of more than 28 years.

Robert Payas, one of the seven convicts serving a life term for former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, has asked the Tamil Nadu government to kill him. In an appeal to the state, Payas said he did not have any hopes of getting released and appealed for a "mercy killing".

DMK chief M Karunanidhi has welcomed the Tamil Nadu government's decision to release Rajiv Gandhi's killers.

Rajiv Gandhi Case: Three men - Murugan, Robert Payas, and Jayakumar - who had been convicted for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi left for Colombo from Chennai on Wednesday morning.

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Robert Payas walked out of the prison for the first time after 28 years on a 30-day parole.

The Madras High Court on Thursday granted 30-day parole to Robert Payas, one of the seven convicts serving a life term for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Robert Payas, one of the seven convicts serving a life term for former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, submitted that he has been in prison since August 16, 1991 and has completed actual imprisonment of more than 28 years.

Robert Payas, one of the seven convicts serving a life term for former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, has asked the Tamil Nadu government to kill him. In an appeal to the state, Payas said he did not have any hopes of getting released and appealed for a "mercy killing".

DMK chief M Karunanidhi has welcomed the Tamil Nadu government's decision to release Rajiv Gandhi's killers.